This part of our emigrating to Australia guide looks at finding a job in Australia...
As with other English speaking countries, Australia is committed to equal employment opportunities for all, and your qualifications and work experience (and to a lesser extent flexibility) will determine career, not your nationality.
Depending on your qualifications and experience, job prospects may be better in one part of Australia than elsewhere. For example, if you have a background in manufacturing companies, you will have more chance of finding a suitable job in Melbourne, and to a lesser extent in Adelaide. If you've worked in finance companies, Sydney is the major centre of employment, while those with a background in resources should look at Perth. You may need to live outside of the major cities though, where there's less competition for jobs.
Bring with you any qualifications, certificates and references you may have when you emigrate. However, bare in mind that the fact that they may have been recognized officially by the government as part of the migration process doesn't mean that an Australian prospective employer will also do so. Local qualifications are generally preferred over others and the majority of migrants to Australia would significantly improve their career prospects by getting an Australian qualification after migrating.
Similarly, the experience you've gained from working outside of Australia won't be viewed in the same way as if you'd spent that time working within Australia. There isn't anything underhand about this, it's just that employers would rather employ people who have worked for companies that they've heard of rather than obscure ones from another country. That's not to say that your past work experience is irrelevant, it's not at all, it's just that you'll be at a disadvantage when applying for jobs that people with in-country experience are also applying for. Therefore, you should be prepared to have to accept lesser jobs (in terms of skills required and pay) until you build up some local experience.
As with other English speaking countries, Australia is committed to equal employment opportunities for all, and your qualifications and work experience (and to a lesser extent flexibility) will determine career, not your nationality.
Depending on your qualifications and experience, job prospects may be better in one part of Australia than elsewhere. For example, if you have a background in manufacturing companies, you will have more chance of finding a suitable job in Melbourne, and to a lesser extent in Adelaide. If you've worked in finance companies, Sydney is the major centre of employment, while those with a background in resources should look at Perth. You may need to live outside of the major cities though, where there's less competition for jobs.
Bring with you any qualifications, certificates and references you may have when you emigrate. However, bare in mind that the fact that they may have been recognized officially by the government as part of the migration process doesn't mean that an Australian prospective employer will also do so. Local qualifications are generally preferred over others and the majority of migrants to Australia would significantly improve their career prospects by getting an Australian qualification after migrating.
Similarly, the experience you've gained from working outside of Australia won't be viewed in the same way as if you'd spent that time working within Australia. There isn't anything underhand about this, it's just that employers would rather employ people who have worked for companies that they've heard of rather than obscure ones from another country. That's not to say that your past work experience is irrelevant, it's not at all, it's just that you'll be at a disadvantage when applying for jobs that people with in-country experience are also applying for. Therefore, you should be prepared to have to accept lesser jobs (in terms of skills required and pay) until you build up some local experience.
